Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-17
IN DEVELOPMENTS.
,,..hr Indictment Against
Captain Hill.
,..stususs for Forgery A-ainss
..aitsr Harris Released on
..s.--stas,nsat Of Mr.. Har
RI, Regarding the Al
legsd Crime.

- y The Grand Jsry yesterday
-,.s fss Isrseny, the eaarRs bsiri
,tgs OOanty Treasurer captsiE
= - t,lonieasly appropriated II.
= 400, belORgiRs to sebsoi dis
~. =. Captain Hill apSsAsed IL
"a sAs sdnitisd 10 bail on hIl
,.eo0alz uee, his bonds bsinI
- !. lhs san Of 500.
~. wVart Of the committee. appoins
Il, ,hs ooossy Commissioners to IN.
.rl..,s the sceoas;s Of The II Tress
vhlsa gill be fOand Ia smother
-. vss submitted to the oommis
-, Yesterday and created pro
80 ensasion. Absorbing 10 this re.
- o,vsaia Hill Is nd bted 30 ths
..v a A amount exceeding $50, 900
- Grand JaEy also returned two In.
4 asmsu,s for forgery against ex-And'
"a d Harris. TIE first indictment
go. Tat on March 3, 1887. in she
...s.tsg AZ warrants, where required By
- 4 euter smobg other tbIrgs, the
ss~lsr Of cash warrant, date OF sIuae,
..-aot Of same, pane Of payee, nature
Jasim, ubeu delivered 90 the Board
: noaaiy COMMISSIONER Ct said
e...lI FOR redemption b. County and
go 70 the credit Of the County
I TrsgussF and noted a. deemed on
"a ,seofS; toe said 4. O. Harris, then
.-5ihefe, 70 Nit;, on the day and rear
/ a.s,asid, made an isteDd OF record,
~snd 10 said record Aforesaid, among
ar, Ihs following record entries, to
=. 90 pags l63:
u. sO-JohB r. Blythe, March 3,
y M-wm. I. F4wos,l, March 3.
~ SC. P. Nelson, March 3. 1887,
as. ssl-MAry Robertson, Mach 8.
Eo'ai-GsOres W. Wells. March 8.
Es7, t9s.
Ani on page i5i, Of said record, the
silovinR;
No @l-Larmsr Cbeadle. March 3.
i, aio~c o Ras ell, March 3, 1887,
$50
n. al5-J hn h. Blythe, March 3,
IAs7, eSs.
NJ l2l- Providence Hospital. March
1l07, S4l6 20.
No ~ PfovidsnOe HOssiiaI, NJ .rOh
4iSi, sou.
n ls-Ladiss' Relief Society, MarOb
& lss7, f25l u.
Meaning that the Warrants, as num
Ind, we're issued to the persons named
ls The sums nenti1nsd therein. and
tAa al The said warrants aforesaid
see delivered 10 the Beard OF OouatS
Commissioners Of sal King county and
tdssmed from the G Juuty Treasurer
b he county, and cancelled snd plaeed
b he credit Of the Treasurer o. said
SANITY on March 3. 1881; that the saiA
seord entries aforesaid. March 8, 1887.
y neaninR and siRniiying the date of
naeEptiOn and consolation Of said
warrants by she coRpiy a. afaFt said, %
b on March 5, 1881, aud each and ell Of
he said entries we're and are false and
antrne. and weFe then and there falsely
and ieloni0usly made aud entered hy
TIE said N Harris, With intent then and
bore 10 defTaud, contrary to the sat.
lies made and provided"
The seccud Indictment, also for fuFa,
afy, after preamble simtlar 60 that OF
Ne aFst Indictment, describes the al
kRed crime az being the making OF An
mlTy on page Is. as follows;
sfS6-S. O. Harris, March 3 1881
fN0o,' meaning that warrant No. ~,
~ iesaed 10 5. q. ii iris for the sux
4 $500 ard that the same vas dslig.
Nd 10 the Board OF C8unty Comm s.
ao1sn and redeemed from the q Junfy
fisasafeF Of said county, by the coun-
3, and cancelled and placed 70 lhe
Eedii Of the County Treasurer on N uct
j 1871 that the said record entry afoFe
nd, March 5, 1897 thea and thass
sen8Jtng that the said warrant vas g.
leteemed and oAnoeiled AZ aforesaid on
Nd March 3, 1887. vas and Is false, anC
~ lAsn aud there falsely and feloni-
sasly made BY :. o. Harris With iuteai
asa and there 10 defraud."
NJ, Harris appeared In court and va.
MATTED TO bail In the sun Of $3.50 or
% int and $1,000 on the second indiat
nsnl His bsndsmen are d. G. Shorey
haosrt Calligan, J. ID Llwmsn, Il A
tatnet and \. q. Harris.
H. Harris last evening made the fol
hsine statement 90 a Posr INTELIIaKN
IA reporter
Tia whole trouble grows cot Of az
Rfof on the part Of one OF my clerks
Hade In The haste OF getting she ofiio,
aeaApe 10 turn over 20 INV sueeC es0E
50 lhe error was % such a chaFactel
~ nether the eOuaty nor any Gee els
said possibly lose cent, shall IN
81 upon an immediate trial, feeling
eaaadeni that the case will be dismisseC
asoCn a. an explanation ia made. a.,
aio' 70 which | allude b 'ppened IN thii
ssnner hy term Of oiiise expired as
AeedAy, March ith. In order e. hsyi
Ne Sesk All done ap b. date. and 10 sc
UsfyihinR In shape 10 taru the aGic,
s'si, NE clerks and myself worked al
sHafdiy night, all day 90 sunday, tn
~, and until o'clock on Monde
sanins, oSine 10 the rush Of work
lsas aaAbls 10 be- present al the settle
eept between the Commissioned aut
~ Treasurer, Al the special sessiol
March ID, although | bad 70
S.'eo tneiF report, and, according &
- erder OF tue Com eaissioners, hai
~ eoteret the anenat which they OF
eefed TIE Treasurer % be credited with
eAa % The nhsial record 81 the Coz
-Mianefs' proceedings and on the ae
san' book Which kept for the puT
80 had not, however. checked 81
register OF warrants the date o
v1teo We warrants for which ca
AlsAsafef had bern given credit weF
sassmtd, thoaGht Of thiH On Suuda
sea'nR and had NV clerk get "a
assNaiesr rgi,trr % warrants. as
-lae N making ta- date OF the redesng
81 TOE warrants on nv FegisteI
Oommi,s'oBers had settled Wis
treasurer up 10 March 81. aud q
sso ain credit for the scrip he ha
Aad tafu'd IN ~ % that date.
~. nAnspirts that after the settlsmef
- toe Treasurer ON March 81. az
- a'y getting bis register on g.
march, the Treasurer bad y
se1 oahef warrants, aud had q
80 leen a. redeemed" % his reSt
A'o01eh be bad not received cred
~ ,ostn' as they Were paid BY him sol
ai'y 10 hts settlement with a
@ No' krowing thai any warran
eeen paid after tha ssttii
~. oe'Strn the Commissioner ~
- AseAanftr. ! instructed my CLERK
- ~ fedesmed on nv res sier aii Il
YaA which Were 80 marked on q
ssasess rrgtssef. He did 30. az
sHstoiiy marked these warrants
s~Sss.led Which the Treasurer had pa
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